Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Obion County, Tennessee, May 3, 1954
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length3.6 mi
Width300 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (36.40, -89.07) to the end point (36.43, -89.02), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 3, 1954, 9:45 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Tennessee
- Counties
- Obion County
- Path
- 3.6 miles long, up to 300 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 3, 1954
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1954 | F0 | Maryland, Virginia | 2.3 mi | 150 yd | 0 | 0 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.